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The Japan Team who will compete in the Asia Cricket Council Under 19 Premier Cup 2025, has been confirmed after the dates of the tournament were confirmed in early November.

The tournament will run from 19th November to the 1st December in the United Arab Emirates, with Nepal, UAE, Japan and Singapore the top four seeds.

The fourteen players will compete in a group against Maldives, Oman and Qatar with the team finishing top advancing into the Semi-Finals. The top three teams at the tournament will qualify for the 2025 Asia Cup, which is expected to run from 10-23 December.

The players chosen are:

• Charles Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Gabriel Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Montgomery Hara-Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)*
• Kazuma Kato-Stafford (Akishima Aviators Cricket Club / Northern Suburbs Cricket Club) – Captain
• Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett (Randwick-Petersham Cricket Club)
• Skyler Nakayama-Cook (Streatham Cricket Club)
• Ryuki Ozeki (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Nihar Parmar (Alpha Quashers Yokohama Cricket Club)
• Chihaya Sekine (Sano Braves / Sano Cricket Club)
• Hugo Tani-Kelly (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Sandev Aaryan Waduge (Kawasaki Knight Riders)
• Kai Wall (Barron River CC)
• Alexander Watanabe-Dawson (Lions Cricket Club)*
• Taylor Waugh (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)*

*Selected for the first time

Match Schedule

• 21st November (Friday) PM2:00 – Japan vs Maldives
• 24th November (Monday) PM2:00 – Japan vs Oman
• 26th November (Wednesday) PM2:00 – Japan vs Qatar
• 29th November (Saturday) PM2:00 – Semi Finals
• 1st December (Monday) PM2:00 – Final and 3rd Place Play-Off

All times are Japan Standard Time. All matches are 50 Overs.

All matches can be watched on the Asia Cricket Council YouTube Channel

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